Original Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of the National Flag of Greece. Given the construction and appearance of the flag we believe this to date some time during WWII. The flag is constructed of an open woven wool that now has the appearance of being similar to gauze. There is quite a bit of age toning, tearing and holes present but this honestly just adds to the beauty of it!

A great example ready for further research and display.

The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the "turquoise and white one" or the "azure and white" (Κυανόλευκη, Kyanólefki), is officially recognised by Greece as one of its national symbols and has 5 equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolizes Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The blazon of the flag is Azure, four bars Argent; on a canton of the field a Greek cross throughout the second. The official flag ratio is 2:3. The shade of blue used in the flag has varied throughout its history, from light blue to dark blue, the latter being increasingly used since the late 1960s. It was officially adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus on 13 January 1822.

While the nine stripes do not have any official meaning, the most popular interpretation says that they represent the syllables of the phrase Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος ("Freedom or Death"): the five blue stripes for the syllables in Ελευθερία, the four white for those of ή Θάνατος. The total of nine stripes is also said to represent the letters of the word ελευθερία ("freedom"). White and blue symbolize the colors of the Greek sky and sea.